Re: More Doctors Turning to the Business of Beauty

From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Sat Dec 2 11:50:15 2006


"Doctors are increasingly choosing to trade medicinal necessities for a luxury practice, a factor that many who simply count raw numbers of doctors fail to take account of. Now, one must acknowledge that there are several reasons an ob-gyn would choose to switch from delivering babies to performing cosmetic surgery: the hours are better, one doesn't have to deal with the hassle of insurer and Medicare reimbursement, one's patients are likely to be more genteel. But surely the $120,000/year difference in malpractice insurance has at least something to do with it on the margin."

http://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/obgyns_become_cosmetic_surgeon.html

Art

At Fri, 1 Dec 2006, art fougner, md wrote: >
>Or the "Awwwww SH... strategy.
>
>Art
>
>At Fri, 1 Dec 2006, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>In a message dated 12/1/2006 8:50:35 A.M. Central Standard Time,
>>evsono@pipeline.com writes:
>>
>>Also. physicians are either joining insurance companies, eg UNH, or
>>*shock* going to law school.
>>
>>Part of the "shock and awe" strategy.
>>
>>Joe P.
>
>--
>art fougner, md
>"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
>

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art fougner, md
"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton




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